# Dranouter

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'''Dranouter''' ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language), locally known as ''Nouter'') is a village and a ''[deelgemeente](/source/deelgemeente)'' in the municipality of [Heuvelland](/source/Heuvelland) in [West Flanders](/source/West_Flanders), [Belgium](/source/Belgium). Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Since then, it has been part of the municipality of Heuvelland. The area of the ''deelgemeente'' Dranouter is 10.73&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The [Dranouter Folk Festival](/source/Folk_Dranouter) is organised in the village every year. The [postal code](/source/List_of_postal_codes_in_Belgium) is 8951.

==Population==

*1866 census: 1,044
*1970 census: 805
*1976: 789
*2001: 703

==Geography==
right|thumb|Location of Dranouter within Heuvelland (inset: Belgium)

Dranouter is located at the [French](/source/France) border. The nearest towns are [Bailleul](/source/Bailleul%2C_Nord) (to its southwest), [Poperinge](/source/Poperinge) (to its north), [Ypres](/source/Ypres) (to its northeast), and [Armentières](/source/Armenti%C3%A8res) (to its southeast). The predominant land use is agriculture.

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